Elba encounter set for Napoleon interview by Lafitte
Lafitte and Greloire travel from Toulon to Elba to seek an audience with Napoleon. They reunite with Murier who serves the exiled emperor and arrange a meeting for 8 o'clock, hoping to leverage his influence for service to the emperor.
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Greloire
Murler
Bonaparte
Toulon
Lafitte
Murter
Wagram
Elba
Madame Teche
Cannes
Leghorn
Porto Ferrajo
Gretoire
Marler
Grelotre
Pellx
Groloire
Louisiana
United States
Murier
America
Napoleon
Murfer
M’sieur
Muriel
France
M’sieur Murier
M'sieur le Capitaine
Clever Coo-ee Signal Leads to Aussie Bank Robbery Arrest
A curious coo ee cry once used by Aboriginal people became a warning signal for whites in Australia. A bush ranger used a loud high note to announce a bank closing and robbed a Melbourne bank of 300 pounds, later tied to a London sighting. A London detective tried a similar ruse and, hearing the call, identified the Australian suspect and had him returned home.
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Australia
London
Ranger
Balarat
Strand
Passera-by
Duke's Soubriquet at Eton Jack Sheppard Image
An account notes that while at Eton the Duke of Westminster was nicknamed Jack Sheppard. Described as a slim boy with a sharp face, he wore closely cropped hair like Cruikshank’s illustration in Ainsworth's novel.
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Eton
Duke of Westminster
Jack Sheppard
Cruikshank
Ainsworth
No Trace Patience in Crooked Kisses Quip
A fragment features Patrice and an unsure speaker joking about microbes in kisses. The exchange dwells on invisible effects and luck, presenting a light, humorous moment amid unspecified setting.
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Patrice
Marke
John Henry in a Street Car
A passenger recalls a chaotic ride on a cable car filled with society women trading sharp opinions on fashion, talk, and actors. The narrator endures the barrage, slips into escape fantasies, and finally crawls home after the dizzying encounter.
Mose Seen After Absence at Club
Clarence Kinkley asks if Mose has had any trouble recently. G Washington Cole replies Mose suffered from absent mindedness and showed up at the club this week with only an atty resolution.
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Clarence Kinkley
G. Washington
Cole
Mose
Spring salad with asparagus beans and tomato tips
A dainty warm weather salad using asparagus tips, string beans, carrot, tomato, and small onions served on lettuce with French dressing. The notes describe prep steps for boiling vegetables in salted water, slicing and arranging them, and suggest serving cold with variations for carrots, including white sauce or batter frying. Origin cited as St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Louis Globe-Democrat
How to Buy Gloves in The Chicago News
A glove saleswoman advises careful selection of gloves. Test kid by stretching seams between thumb and finger to ensure elasticity and quality. Check stitching for durability and look for small gaps between fingers, noting odor as a hint for leather quality.
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Chicago News
Fashion Notes on New Silk Materials and White Gowns
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the season features dyed shanting silks and white cloth trimmed with Venise or Irish lace for dinner gowns. New fabrics include reseda with orange pin-stripe, chintz like breadcloths, and water blue shanting silk for short waists with cambric collars. Paris favors white with blue and white embroidery on muslins.
Rhubarb Charlotte Pudding Bake With Bread Layers
A recipe instructs buttering a pudding dish and lining with one inch wide bread strips, layering rhubarb with buttered very thin bread slices, sprinkling sugar between layers, and baking three hours in a slow oven. After cooling half an hour, unmold onto a plate and serve with hard sauce.
Date Pie Recipe Freely Described For Home Use
Soak half a pound of dates in three cupfuls of milk for thirty minutes then heat so they will thicken but not cook. Strain, cool, and fill a plate with rich paste bake and crown with a deep meringue made from two egg whites and a quarter cup of powdered sugar.
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Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Laura Jean Libbey
Society
Winter Beverage Tea Use Peaks In Autumn And Winter
The report notes that three fifths of the nation’s tea consumption occurs during the autumn and winter seasons, highlighting seasonal demand for a warming beverage.
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Mary Devereux
Don C. Wilson
Bordeaux
Jim
Jean
Gretolre
Gretoke
Ielaire
Europe
Grolole
Paris
Hin Mont
Tam
John Henry
Hugh McHugh
George W. Hobart
Broadway
Julia Marlowe
Chicago
Corse Payton
Papa
Hammer Club
Eliza
Abela
Charlie
Mr. Storeclose
Hardy Sloane
G. W. Dillingham Co
Fashion Notes
Brooklyn Eagle
Winter Beverage
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